Jeronimo Mendez

Jeronimo Mendez Arancibia (25 September 1887-14 June 1959) was President of Chile from 25 November 1941 to 2 April 1942, succeeding Pedro Aguirre Cerda and preceding Juan Antonio Rios.

Biography
Jeronimo Mendez Arancibia was born in Chanaral, Chile on 25 September 1887, and he became a physician in 1914. He served as Interior Minister under President Pedro Aguirre Cerda, and he became provisional president after Cerda's death in 1941. He left office in 1942 after Juan Antonio Rios was elected President, and he died in 1959.